Elvis Costello Fan Forum

My wedding anniversary, as well.
The wife will never believe that it was pure coincidence.

It may all sound a bit contrived in retrospect -- but, yeah, that tour was a real kick-in-the-ass at the time.

The "lots of silly men" lyric change in Radio Radio was a retort directed at Radio1 DJ Tony Blackburn, who'd made some disparaging comment to that effect about EC. That's correct. He referred to Elvis as "a silly little man", with respect to the lyrics of Radio Radio . ( Radio R...

You may be referring to the Independent Spirit Awards TV broadcast in 2003.


http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/inde ... 2003-03-22

Neil. wrote:but I'd like to stand up for Georgie And Her Rival

Great pop song.
Should've been a hit.

CCIU #4 is probably my favorite Costello composition of all.
It's a remarkable piece of songwriting.
And while I love the unamplified live version, I've always been partial to the treatment on MLAR.

OK -- my mistake.

I just watched all of the YouTube clip.
That's not the entire interview, obviously.
(In the footage that I saw, they delved into the Columbus thing -- and Elvis actually had tears welling up, at one point.)

So there's more footage out there somewhere? No -- I think that's pretty much all of it -- not including some chopped-up live footage that was shot at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. ( I saw the entire raw footage from Berkeley, at some point -- and I think it was just parts of maybe 3 songs or so.....

jwbon wrote:"What Do I Do Now?" Yeah that's a good choice.

Yeah -- that's it.
Really lovely, that one.

Christopher Sjoholm wrote:

For me, that Sleeper song would have to be on there.
(Whatever it's called...)

I think it's one of the more beautiful things he's done in his career.

I had front-row seats for the 2nd night of Costello's solo gigs at the Warfield Theater, San Francisco, in 1984. At the time, I was dating this rather tempestuous girl -- and took her to the show. For reasons I don't recall specifically, she was rather angry with me by the time the show started. Aft...

I'm there.
Both nights.

bronxapostle wrote:...i would surely have missed that Phil story...

Well -- I would think so.
Unless you're hanging out on Grateful Dead-related message boards.

Phil Lesh , of the Grateful Dead and Furthur , posted the following on the Furthur message board : Here’s the story, for anyone who’s interested, of how the guest night came about. We had already invited Larry and Teresa to join us on Sunday, so it seemed almost predestined when I ran into Elvis Co...

You're dreaming. Ain't gonna happen. ( Somebody -- please prove me wrong... ) why dr. L?? no person that IS attending half a world away would be inclined to be an ELVIS dweeb like us, equipped with a computer to send along a setlist? :? :? :? or have a digital recorder? i say you will be proven wro...

You're dreaming.
Ain't gonna happen.

(Somebody -- please prove me wrong...)

pophead2k wrote:I'll attempt to screw Verbal out of his non-existent prize by predicting 84.

That's the spirit.
I'll take 82.

I don't know.
I see National Ransom more as a culmination of the affiliation with The Sugarcanes.
I think it's a great way to put that project to bed.

I love King of Thieves . I think it's a great song. ( Love Went Mad is one of my least favorites over the decades. ) As far as the production: At the time it was pretty thrilling -- the horns and all. Over time I've grown to merely tolerate it. The thing is: Costello's writing and vocal approach too...

And No Coffee Table wrote:
Any of the "Elvis Costello Experience"shows from April 1980.

Right.
There were only 2 shows actually performed, correct?
I don't recall ever hearing anything about a setlist, even.

...but the website "Celebrity Net Worth" says he's worth $60,000,000.

No fucking way.
I doubt that it's a third of that.

wordnat wrote:wow. this surprises me. i like this song, but i don't love it. i admire the craftsmanship (as always), but it kinda-sorta too cute by half, ain't it?

My thoughts, as well.

Just noticed this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rise-Fall-Madness/dp/tracks/B003IODNIQ/ref=dp_tracks_all_2#disc_2 The Rise & Fall [CD, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered] Madness That's a great album. I liked Madness before that -- they were fun, and all -- but they really took a big step ...

Well -- there's good news.
Just in time for Christmas.

I do believe that Church Underground is the class of this field. I think it is the primary candidate to withstand (pathologically) repeated listenings. Costello's best songs almost always sound a bit meandering, melodically, to me upon initial listenings. A few listens later, the thread of the melod...